I was listenning to a Paul Washer sermon the other day (you can watch it below) and he said something to the effect of: The day Jesus comes back you will know everything there is to know about eschatology (the end times), but throughout all of eternity you will be searching the depths of the gospel.

That is an interesting statement.  And after much thought, I have to say he is right.  Eschatology (the study of end times) attracts a large audience of people.  And yet, the reality of the end times is that they signify an end.  They are a set of events, though confusing at times and fearful at others, that will simply be a part of history.  They are important and they signal a pending judgment for mankind and hope for God’s elect.  However, I am not sure there is any real infinite knowledge in the end times.  As much as they will require awe from all that watch, we will quickly understand and quickly see what side we are on.  However, the depths of the gospel are unfathomable and an eternity will not find us reaching those depths.  It is difficult to even speak in a way that gives justice to the wonders of the cross.

As a Christian, as a person who claims to follow Christ, I cannot but scratch the surface of the proverbial iceberg that is the gospel.  Paul Washer is pointing to something here that all true Christians understand.  At the cross, we find not only our salvation, but we find the very essence of God.  We find His justice, His truth, His love, His power, and we find hope.  And as much as we see the mirror of our own sinfulness, we see the love of God in His forgiveness of those very sins through the death of Christ. I mentioned to a friend recently how much I love to hear about the cross and the gospel and how it just excites me — revs me up!  It would seem that is because we will be spending an eternity talking about that very thing and searching its’ riches.

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